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Saints signed Stanford OLB Chase Thomas.

Thomas (6-foot-3, 244) was a four-year starter at Stanford, playing end as a freshman before moving to SAM linebacker for his final three seasons. He tallied a whopping 50 career tackles for loss, 27.5 sacks, and nine forced fumbles. Thomas ran a 4.91 forty at the Combine with a 1.64 ten-yard split. While he lacks edge speed and fluid cover skills, Thomas can win with sound pass-rushing technique. He also plays tough run defense. Thomas could stick in a wide open outside linebacker corps in New Orleans. Sat, Apr 27, 2013 10:39:00 PM

National Football Post's Russ Lande writes that Stanford OLB Chase Thomas is an underrated player in a 3-4 defense.

"Chase Thomas is a unique player because for teams that play 43 defenses he really has no role as he lacks the explosiveness off the ball and size to play as a defensive end and is not athletic enough to make the transition to a linebacker position," Lande writes. "However, as a 34 outside linebacker, I feel he is an under-rated prospect with the tools to not only start in the NFL, but to be a highly productive pass rusher and run defender." Wed, Mar 20, 2013 03:04:00 PM

Although his value is "low" with teams that run a 4-3 defense, NFL scouts tell Russ Lande that Stanford OLB Chase Thomas is being viewed as a potential starter in a 3-4 system.

Lande adds Thomas could be an early third-round pick. It was obvious during Senior Bowl week that Thomas struggles in man to man coverage in space, but his technique to use hands and extension when pass rushing is second to none in this class. Wed, Feb 6, 2013 10:39:00 AM

In his press conference, Stanford head coach David Shaw said that the game plan was to make USC one dimensional and force them to throw the football.

Despite possessing a talented quarterback and two excellent receiver, USC failed to get going on offense due to the tremendous amount of pressure that Matt Barkley faced. The amount of A-gap blitzes and twists was astounding and each seemed effective against the Trojans young offensive line. USC will get senior center Khaled Holmes back soon, but the Cardinal offered the blueprint on how to beat them. Mon, Sep 17, 2012 02:28:00 PM